October 2019
Luxembourg-based air cargo trucking firm Wallenborn Transports has completed its acquisition of Agility Global Logistics’ interest in Dubai-based road feeder operator dnata PWC Airport Logistics. The parties have agreed not to disclose the details of the transaction. The current leadership teams will continue to manage the business and operations
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Live event logistics company Rock-it Cargo has increased its stake in fellow specialist forwarder Antwerp -based Triple M Entertainment Logistics. It will become part of Rock-it’s CargoLive Logistics subsidiary. Triple M focuses on live entertainment, stage, performing arts, and corporate logistics. Triple M is connected to an inland jetty allowing ...
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Britain may be looking to the US as its target market in a post-Brexit world, but trading with that country has it problems too, says David Jinks, head of consumer research at parcels brokerage Parcelhero.
The US is imposing duties of 25% on traditional British goods such as clothing and whisky as ...
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The final parts of a complete oil refinery has been exported fromPembroke Port in south-west Wales to Pakistan in a six-week operation. A total of 1,690 tonnes of components were exported on the heavy lift vessel Regine and 1,125 tonnes on the Maria. The former Murco refinery in Pembrokeshire closed ...
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Freight forwarder Tigers is building a new hub in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, due to open in April 2020. With more than 550,000sq ft, 60,000 pallet positions and 550,000 bin locations, the omnichannel fulfilment centre will Tigers’ biggest single operation in Europe, and will replace an existing facility.
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Exit summary declarations will be needed for goods being exported from Northern Ireland to the UK mainland under the government's latest plans, Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay has told the Lords Exiting the EU committee, the BBC reports. It would appear to contradict earlier government assurances that the trade would be ...
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Pall-Ex founder and Dragon’s Den star Hilary Devey is to sell Pall-Ex Group to its network membership and management in the UK and Europe.
The acquisition, believed to be the first of its kind, is described as “a unique opportunity” for members to be involved in the development of the network. ...
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Air charter firm Chapman Freeborn has gone into cooperation with Airbridge International Agencies (AIA) Cargo to strengthen both companies’ offerings in Ireland. UK-headquartered Chapman Freeborn is now the exclusive partner for all AIA Cargo’s aircraft charter requirements to and from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The announcement comes at ...
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Quality Freight UK, now part of the Peel Ports Group, has partnered with client heavy transport specialist Collett to move 27 145 metre-long wind turbines to the Clocaenog Forest near Denbigh. The turbines, which weighed over 12,000 tonnes, were brought into Quality Freight UK’s Ellesmere Port dock on 12 vessels, ...
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ABP is partnering with the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), to run the EnSiX Challenge Competition, which invites UK businesses to provide innovative solutions to help boost efficiency and sustainability. KTN is a partner of Innovate UK, part of the government-funded UK Research and Innovation organisation. The competition will run until ...
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